Money and politics: Opposition to Obamacare has its limits

3:18 PM,
Oct. 9, 2013

Written by

Bill Lueders
Money and politics

No one is more opposed to the Affordable Care Act - a.k.a. Obamacare - than the Republican members of Wisconsin's congressional delegation.

The state's five GOP reps - Paul Ryan, James Sensenbrenner, Tom Petri, Sean Duffy and Reid Ribble - have repeatedly voted to repeal the landmark bill. All joined the House majority in opposition that led to a partial shutdown of the federal government. Sensenbrenner, for one, has called the law "abominable."

So what does Sensenbrenner's office do when constituents seek its assistance getting in on this abomination? Why, assist them, of course. ...